Cystitis is just as
likely to be caused by a chill as by excessive consumption of a particular kind
of alcohol. An attack occurs when the urethras - tubes that lead from the
kidneys to the bladder - become inflamed. Infection also can be communicated to
the kidneys from the colon.

It is important to
drink as much liquid as possible. I recommend:

1 teaspoon finely
grated lemon rind - not the juice

1 teaspoon ground
cinnamon

Boil in 1½
litres of water and drink while hot. If no lemon or cinnamon is available, use
cranberry juice, but you must warm it first.

If you are unable
to find the above ingredients, drink sage or camomile tea in the
meantime.

The following barley soup can also
be most helpful.

6 cinnamon
sticks

6 cloves

6 cardamoms (black
for men, white for women)

40 juniper
berries

1 teaspoon fennel
seeds

1 cup
barley

3 litres water

Boil the concoction
down to 1½ litres - filter and consume while hot.

Eat no protein of
any kind and eat vegetables and fruit exclusively for 48 hours. Healthfood
stores can usually recommend specific herbal teas and tissue salts for
cystitis.

FRESH JUICE RECIPE

Make 500ml from equal amounts of
the following juices:

carrot

spinach

parsley

raw
beetroot

cucumber

Add a pinch each of
salt, black pepper, cinnamon and ground roasted cumin seeds. Drink undiluted.
Eat 1 pomegranate or 500g of watermelon while doing so. It is also helpful if
you chew the seeds of the pomegranate and watermelon.